A bit late for this, but here it nonetheless!
R1 Admit, still trying to have the feeling sink in.
While I do that, a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to this thread, and GMATClub in general. Each of these contributions have helped in some way or the other to bring my journey to a smiling and successful end. Be it in terms of guidance on reference material or various strategies on question types. A special thanks to GMAT preparation strategy post by bb (can't post the link, since I don't have 5 posts yet

) While I was reading this post for the first time, I did not know that it was one of the life changing moments for me. Got a GMAT 710 mostly credit to this and other similar posts here. Apologies to other authors I didn't name who have shared resources here (and I'm sure I've used a lot of them, did a lot of exploring while I was just beginning)
And of course to all the fellow applicants, who have kept the enthusiasm levels high by constant sharing of any information/ideas they had. One big kudos to you all!!
Last but not the least, All the very best to all R2 applicants!! As a humble gesture of gratitude, I'd love to be of any help to anybody regarding this particular journey. Hope to give back to the community in some way...
Once again, a big thanks!!